by Robyn Panaccione When Eric asked me to share the story of my first international trip, I dug up the journals I kept as a teenager. Wow! It brought back so many memories. As a luxury and corporate travel planner (or a CIRE …
Destination DC: 24 ways to get local in Georgetown
by Jamie Edwards The third installment in our “closer to home” city series is here! First up was New York where we visited the hot spots in Brooklyn with CIRE luxury vacation advisor, Esther Klijn. Next, we headed to Boston to find out …
Questions About Travel to Costa Rica? The Daily Beast Turns to CIRE President, Eric Hrubant
Have you heard the news? Costa Rica is OPEN to some Americans! If you live in Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Vermont, Maryland, Virginia, Colorado, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania or Washington, D.C., you’re in luck…Costa Rica is ready to welcome you starting in September. …
My First (Solo) International Trip
By Esther Klijn, Award-Winning Luxury Travel Planner and Honeymoon Travel Agent I’ve lived abroad on a few occasions. Each experience has given me stories for a lifetime, but nothing compares to my first week living in Italy as a college student. While technically …
8 Questions With… Eric Hrubant, Founder and CEO of CIRE Travel
2020 has been a roller coaster of a year, to say the least, but we always try to focus on the positive. CIRE Travel turned 7-years-old this summer and who doesn’t love celebrating birthdays and anniversaries? We thought it fitting to sit down …
A Wellness & Spiritual Retreat in Mexico at the Grand Velas Riviera Maya
With travel restrictions ongoing, many of our CIRE clients are desperate for a getaway. When we get those calls, spa and wellness vacations come up more and more often. After months of stay-at-home orders, travelers not only want to get away, they want …
Summer Escape: Luxury, Adventure, and Wide-Open Space in the Utah Desert
By Jamie Edwards Knowing that our CIRE clients might be looking for vacation destinations a little closer to home these days, our luxury travel reporter, Jamie Edwards from I am Lost and Found, has been focusing on her recent US-based trips: Wyoming, Colorado …
Our Favorite Places: Top Boston Picks from the Travel Pros
By Eric Hrubant, Founder & CEO of CIRE Travel A few months back, our honeymoon planner extraordinaire, Esther Klijn, shared her top picks and favorite haunts in her beloved Brooklyn. In our newest “closer to home” installment, we reached out to some of …
Executive Secretary Magazine Asks Eric Hrubant for Advice on Safe Travel in the Time of COVID-19
Many of our primary contacts at our corporate travel clients are executive assistants, admins, office managers and human resources managers. These are the people responsible for managing travel for their small to medium-sized businesses. And one of the key publications for this group …
Coronavirus – Travel Resources
Fellow Travelers, These are some of the most challenging times we have seen in the travel industry, and my thoughts and prayers are with the families that have been impacted by the coronavirus. The safety and wellbeing of you, our valued clients, and …